At North Avenue beach volleyballers came out before the sun got too intense and the fall temps rushed in.

But the heat isn’t the best for everyone, including those who have to work hard outside.

A house fire in Lakeview earlier today could have turned even more dangerous for those called out.

“In this heat, the medical victims are usually the firefighters themselves,” said Chicago Fire commissioner Jose Santiago. “We try to get those fluids back into firefighters and right now, although there are no injuries, we do have one firefighter being looked at and that is possibly dehydration.”

For some, the sun rays turned in to gold.

“To tell you the truth, I don’t want to be outside in the weather. But it’s fantastic for business,” said Ken Anderson of Lickity Split Frozen Custard and Sweets.